Famous Deaths In April - 12

0065  On this day in history death of seneca the Younger, Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist  

0238  On this day in history death of gordian II, heir to the Roman Empire (killed in battle)  

0352  Julius I, pope (337-52), dies on this day in history.  

0434  On this day in history death of archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople  

1125  On this day in history death of vladislaus I of Bohemia  

1443  On this day in history death of henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury  

1550  On this day in history claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53  

1555  Johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75 on April - 12.  

1605  On this day in history boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies  

1675  Death of Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1609) on this day in history.  

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1687  Death of Ambrose Dixon, Virginia Colony pioneer on this day in history.  

1690  Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1704  John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1748  William Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies on April - 12.  

1760  Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer, dies at 64 on April - 12.  

1782  Death of Metastasio, Italian poet and librettist (b. 1698) on April - 12.  

1788  On April - 12 carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56  

1795  On this day in history rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian literary, dies at 80  

1797  Josef Antonin Stepan, composer, dies at 71 on April - 12.  

1814  On April - 12 death of charles Burney, English music historian (b. 1726)  

1817  Charles Messier, "comet ferret" & catalogs famous "M objects,", dies on April - 12.  

1828  On this day in history jean Henri Appelius, Dutch lawyer/minister of Finance, dies at 60  

1845  Henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1850  On April - 12 death of adoniram Judson, American Baptist missionary (b. 1788)  

1859  On this day in history john Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84  

1864  Thomas Green, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 50 on this day in history.  

1872  Death of Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795) on April - 12.  

1878  William M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies on April - 12.  

1896  Alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1898  Death of Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Roman catholic archbishop of Quebec (b. 1820) on April - 12.  

1902  On April - 12 death of marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist (b. 1842)  

1909  On this day in history hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79  

1910  William G Sumner, US sociologist/politicologist (Folkways), dies at 69 on April - 12.  

1912  Clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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0812  On April - 12 birth of muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam (d. 835)  

1484  On this day in history birth of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546)  

1500  On this day in history birth of joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German humanist  

1526  Muretus, French humanist (d. 1585) was born on April - 12.  

1550  Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604) was born on April - 12.  

1577  Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648) was born on April - 12.  

1579  On this day in history birth of francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France  

1626  Paul Hainlein, composer was born on April - 12.